Summer Amphibian Ecology Research Assistants Positions are available for full‐time research assistants to assist with field and laboratory research on the ecology and conservation of amphibians with Dr. Michael Benard of the Biology Department at Case Western Reserve University (http://filer.case.edu/mfb38/lab/benardlab.html). The employment period is 17 May through 16 July 2010. Pay is $450 per week. Housing is provided.
Description of job duties: Assist with research investigating the ecology and conservation of amphibians. Research assistants will receive preliminary training at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, but will spend much of the summer at the University of Michigans E.S. George Reserve (http://sitemaker.umich.edu/esgr/home). Primary research duties include collecting metamorphosing wood frogs at drift fences, measuring and marking those metamorphosing frogs, and then releasing them at the point of capture. Additional duties include assisting with experiments, dipnet‐sampling ponds, and repairing and building drift fences. Fieldwork includes early‐morning and late‐night work with amphibians. Requirements: Valid drivers license required. Experience: Some previous experience conducting ecological field research is preferred. Ideally, this experience should include work with amphibians and aquatic invertebrates in the field. Research assistants must be able to work outdoors in sometimes difficult weather conditions. Research assistants must be comfortable anesthetizing and marking small (~1 cm) amphibians with injections of Visible Implant Elastomer. To apply: email a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to Dr. Michael Benard at [email protected]
